Education

Raised access floors for education

Education buildings change as teaching methods and IT change. A raised access floor keeps power, data and AV underfoot and lets classrooms, lecture theatres and seminar rooms be recabled or reconfigured without opening the ceiling or chasing the slab.

The same approach is used in campus libraries, teaching laboratories, training rooms and administrative buildings, and in rooms that need a quiet, stable floor underfoot. In some auditoria the floor structure can also form a tiered or reconfigurable teaching platform.

Rhino floors are specified for a quiet, solid feel in learning environments. Several published Project References in this segment are campus or headquarters buildings as well as teaching space.

Campus or university building
Education building interior
Campus headquarters or teaching building
Campus interior floor

Where raised access floors are used

  • Classrooms, lecture theatres and seminar rooms with floor-level power, data and AV.
  • University and training-campus libraries and IT rooms.
  • Teaching laboratories and training rooms that need accessible services and a stable floor.
  • Administrative buildings on a campus (some education references on the site are headquarters as well as teaching space).
  • Tiered or reconfigurable teaching rooms, where the floor structure may also form a platform.

Standards often specified

  • EN 12825 is commonly used for structural performance. In the UK and Ireland, PSA MOB PF2/SPU Medium Grade is often written for educational accommodation; heavier grades are used for plant or IT rooms on the same campus.
  • Reaction to fire follows EN 13501-1; fire resistance, where required, follows EN 13501-2. Education buildings usually follow the fire strategy of the campus or the public-building rules of the project country.
  • Where acoustic performance of the access floor is specified, laboratory tests follow EN ISO 140-12, which matters in classrooms and lecture theatres.
  • CISCA recommended test procedures may be referenced on North American campus projects.

These are frameworks commonly written into a specification in this market. They are not a claim that a particular Rhino product is certified to every standard listed. Check the Technical Specs on each recommended Models page, and confirm the required tests with the project specification.

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